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BUDS AND STIPULES. 209 
Terminal bud, in the growing stage, large, consisting of 
numerous leaves arranged in a distichous manner, plicate along 
the veins and infolded at the sides, so that the two leaves cover 
all the younger members. The stipules are small at this stage, 
and only cover a small portion between two leaves. 
Axillary buds arising at an early stage of growth and close to 
the growing axis. The first leaves are foliaceous, though small, 
and are protected not only by the stipules and the short petioles 
but also by the lamina of the leaf. They soon reach their full 
development. ‘Ihe stipules are of more service here than in the 
case of the terminal bud. This probably is the reason why the 
stipules are foliaceous and persistent around the axillary buds, 
whereas they are caducous in the case of Sterculia fætida, 
Pachira aquatica, Pterospermum acerifolium, and Heritiera 
macrophylla, 
TILIACER. 
Winter-bud of Tilia vulgaris, Hayne. (Pl. 12. figs. 1-3.) 
l The pseudo-terminal (PI. 12. fig. 1) and lateral buds are very 
similar, They are generally lop-sided or tumid on one side 
owing to the thickening of the small outer scale, particularly along 
the midrib. The true apex of the shoot becomes disarticulated 
and falls off. 
The scales of the winter-bud are arranged on alternate sides of 
the bud, the leaves being alternate and distichous. The outer scale 
overlaps the second at the base, but is little more than half its size, 
though $ the length of the bud. ‘The first two are coriaceous, 
glabrous, and not accompanied by a leaf, though serially con- 
tinuous with those of the previous season ; they are also obtusely 
and slightly carinate. 
The next two are very much larger, more nearly equal in 
size, roundly cordate, showing an inclination to become petiolate 
*ving to their being much wider than their insertion. They are 
glabrous, as long as the bud, rolled round three-fourths of it, the 
outer one covering the same extent of the inner, which is more 
membranous except at the tip. They are accompanied by a 
mall, conduplieate, silky leaf. 
- mo pair are broadly elliptic, unequal, nan 
stipule is alway, i on both surfaces , Th. ond leaf is 
much lar ys the outer of the pair, c e 8 hal 
e nm ger than the first, densely silky, with unequal halves, 
ower one being always uppermost. The edges of the 
